April 23, 1973

NYS Gov Rockefeller asks Legis to restructure state ct system by making it entirely state-financed and by providing that seats on Appeals Ct and expanded Sup Ct be appointive rather than elective; apptmts, to be made by Gov, would be subject to Sen confirmation; state take-over of financing, which would be accomplished with money from cuts in state aid to cities and counties, draws angry response from NYC Mayor Lindsay; Rockefeller also proposes apptmt by chief judge of Appeals Ct of admr responsible for daily supervision and operation of ct system and creation of Com on Judicial Conduct to investigate complaints on conduct and qualifications of judges; proposals, which leave intact existing jurisdictions of various cts throughout state, follow mounting criticism leveled at ct system in past yr; effect of financing plan on NYC and counties detailed; proposal for apptmt of judges would require Const amendment, as would apptmt of admr

NY Times survey of NY-NJ-Conn coll campuses finds natl issues such as Watergate are all but ignored by students

Maj J S Abbott Jr spends Easter at home in Alloway, NJ, after spending last 5 Easters in N Vietnam as POW; illus with daughter

A O Gebhardt and W Schneider Jr, civilian analysts at Hudson Inst, maintain in studies to be published in May issues of Mil Rev and Air Univ Rev that USSR made major changes in its mil high command in last 18 mos motivated by need for rejuvenation; believe that, as a group, new, younger men will emphasize doctrine of the offensive in training, procurement of weapons and tactical planning; analysts at Pentagon disagree, maintain Soviet armed forces embraced offensive strategy as early as '56; Amer and Eur analysts assert difference between '56 and now is that command is now held by men willing to use new tactics and weapons; recent deaths of several high Soviet officials resulted in opportunity for rejuvenation of high command and apptmt of younger men with tech rather than battle experience; most important apptmt is seen as Gen V G Kulikov as chief of gen staff; other apptmts noted, including Gen V F Tolbuko as head of missile forces, Col Gen S K Kurotkin as logistics chief, Gen Y F Ivanovsky as head of Soviet forces in Ger, Gen N V Ogarkov as 1st deputy chief of staff, Col Gen V V Druzhinin as deputy chief of staff, Adm S M Lobov as asst chief of gen staff; illus of Gen Kulikov

article describes Easter Sunday celebrations throughout NYC; notes Easter parade; illus